A retrospective journey to the West

Hi mates,

Wish you all a very happy new year!! This is the first blog I have ever created in my life, thanks to the space provided by the founder of this 5D1 class blog--Eddy. Unquestionably, today I am going to share our photographs in Bath and London as an act of appreciation for his efforts in our class.

Well, the first city to be introduced is The Magnificent London. In the afternoon of the 1st of March 2008, Eddy touched down safely at London Heathrow Airport and everything has gone well. We immediately made our way to Malaysian hall for check-in and began the first day of our trip. After placing our luggages, we hopped on the underground train and headed to a place where all the popular landmarks situated--Westminster. As we have prebooked tickets for a ride on London Eye (The world's biggest ferris wheel, well it was the biggest, but now the biggest one is in Singapore), we quickly rushed to the entrance and managed to get on one of the capsules.

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British Airway London Eye

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Eddy in the capsule with Big Ben at the back

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After a 30 minutes ride, we walked around the riverbank and took some night shots with a clumsy tripod. Eddy was tired after an 24 hours flight, so we decided to finish the day with an early sleep.

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Can anyone spot the dark side of the House of Parliament? Is it a measure of energy saving or just simply the stupid guard forgot to switch the lights on?

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Splendid London eye in the dark

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ZZzzzzz....Snoreeeeee....Eddy was happily in sweetdream and adjusting his biological clock to UK time. In the next morning, we headed to St. Paul's Cathedral because it is one of London's most visited sites. The story behind it? I don't know, sorry. Eddy might know the story as he did some homeworks beforehand.

St. Paul's Cathedral

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Then, we made our way to Buckingham Palace where Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family live (Prince William and Prince Harry might be in, but we are not their fans). The interesting bit is those guards stand still and marching in front of the palace, here it is.

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I wonder what he would do if he feels itchy? scratch? don't think so.

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Were they coming to catch Eddy? Actually not, they are having parade on the street for the celebration of the Queen.

Later in the evening, we had an appointment to meet all world class celebrities, without squeezing in crowd. First to introduce is Eddy's girl friend, here we are.

All the joys and excitement are implied on his face. Must ask Eddy if she is his dream girl? Can anyone guess who is the lady in the picture?

Why there is a lamp post at the middle? Is he a third party or just a pedestrian? Keke..

Eddy was in trouble and he was yelling for help but to no avail, because I know he was acting :p


Can anyone distinguish which one is the Harry Potter? The answer is very obvious.

Be careful eddy, he is a pirate, don't MCC.

Princess Diana : If I have a daughter, I may want him (eddy) to be my son-in-law.

Eddy, don't be naughty. He might want to flip the dress over instead of pressing it down because we are curious about what's inside.

Hehe, there were too many celebrities inside, but I only state a few. They are actually wax sculptures, looked so lively and hard to tell which one is real or fake without touching them. Sometimes, we took a few seconds to figure out if the person in the studio is a sculpture or human being because the sculptures are put randomly in the crowd.

Afterthat, we ended the day with dinner in the chinatown. One of the dishes that we ordered is Crispy Duck (quite similar to Beijing Roast Duck, but this one has meats and drier). Till here for today, thanks for reading. I shall post more photographs up next time if I'm still free. Take care!